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(M)otherhood
On the choices of being a woman
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(M)otherhood
Part memoir and reflective analysis, Pragya Agarwal examines motherhood and fertility and how it shapes all our lives.
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Extremely open in its honesty and meticulously researched, (M)otherhood probes themes of infertility, childbirth and reproductive justice, and makes a powerful and urgent argument for the need to tackle society's obsession with women's bodies and fertility.
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Motherhood by Pragya Agarwal is praised for its genre-defying narrative that blends personal experience with scientific evidence, evoking comparisons to Olivia Laing's work on loneliness. Reviewers describe it as exhilarating, sensational, and inspiring, highlighting its challenging of myths and perceptions around motherhood. The book is considered intimate and insightful, offering a wide-ranging exploration of motherhood and the human condition, noted for its honesty and essential insights.
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ISBN: 9781838853211
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 January 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Books
Edition: Main
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 256g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Pragya Agarwal is a behavioural and data scientist, Visiting Honorary Professor of Social Inequities and injustice in the UK, and founder of research think-tank 'The 50 Percent Project'. She was selected as a 'creative thinker' for innovative and interdisciplinary research by NESTA and given a Diverse Wisdom award by Hay House Publishing. Pragya has also held the Leverhulme Fellowship and other academic positions and fellowships at University College London, Johns Hopkins University and University of Melbourne. Pragya has written for the Guardian, Forbes, Scientific American and New Scientist as well as acclaimed peer-reviewed scholarly articles, and her creative non-fiction writing also appears in Literary Hub and AEON. She is the author of Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias, Wish We Knew What To Say: Talking With Children about Race, (M)otherhood: On the Choices of Being a Woman and Standing Up to Racism, her first book for children. She lives in the north-west of England. @DrPragyaAgarwal | drpragyaagarwal.com
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